Educational Leadership Tier 1 Certification Program

The Educational Leadership Tier I Certification Program is a certification-only program that may be added to an existing master’s degree (or specialist and doctoral degree). The Tier I certification is considered entry-level that prepares candidates for P-12 school-level positions below the principal and for district-level positions that do not supervise principals. In part, the program consists of several key assessments that are clinically-based and will allow candidates to synthesize and apply knowledge while practicing and developing leadership skills identified by leadership standards.

Learning Outcomes

Effective educational leaders develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being of each student.

Effective educational leaders act ethically and according to professional norms to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Effective educational leaders strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Effective educational leaders develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Effective educational leaders cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student.

Effective educational leaders develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Effective educational leaders foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student’s academic success and well-being. Effective educational leaders act as agents of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.